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Whoa! Don't toss me in with the C6'ers. I work with E7 (b d e g# b e low to hi) and find it most useful for all the music I play. Most of the songs I play don't have 6th chords in them, but I do use ...

I'm constantly amazed by the depth of knowledge found here on the forum.

Ray, that tuning looks pretty interesting. I'm going to map it up and see what I can find. I'm no music scholar so I'm wond ...

I like that term "Diddly Bow"(wasn't that the name of the original incarnation/concept? ), of course the obvious confusion would be Bo Diddly. Smile

I know we all have them. Some of us save them, some of us throw them away, some us autograph them and three years later they show up on EBay. Some of us can't work without 'em, some of got it all &quo ...

I'm not trying to alienate anybody. We're all in this boat together. Many of us play the same type of instruments, using a bar (or slide) over raised steel strings. To most of my listeners/fans, I ...

So then, should one be termed "Slide Guitar" because of the emphatic use of glissando, regardless of using a steel bar or bottle neck type slide?

When people ask me about the instrument ...

Is it method or style? I feel like there is a difference between lap slide and lap steel. I have a friend in a band that plays lap slide. To me it's the same as playing slide guitar, only in a diff ...

Ray, I'd previously made the same mistake with the orientation of your chart. Then I printed it, saw that it was horizontal, and felt like a little dummy.

When I first started actually learning son ...

Good idea with the numbers, however I'm not that bright, plus when playing from notation (sheet music/songbooks written for piano or other instruments), and the notes on the page read F-A-C, I can loo ...

Ray. Thanks for pulling that post up. Hopefully some forum folks can take advantage of the idea. I originally thought I could market the idea, that is until I realized how easy it was for anyone to m ...

Ray: I first posted the idea back in October. I don't know how to bring up an older post, but I can tell you it was made on 1, Oct. 2008 under the title "Newbie? Checking in with some info for be ...

To Ray Langley: If you take your chart, orient it so that it's horizontal rather than vertical (so it's more from the players point of view), and leave out the sharps and flats, then you have a basic ...

Justin: Yes, and no! The problem with stickers on the fretboard is that you end up with junk on your fretboard, and if you want to change tuning, you have to clean off the old gunk to put on some new ...

I don't have any good pics of it but here's a photo of me playing with it. You may have to zoom in to see it well. It's such a simple idea I wonder why everybody hasn't done it.

Seems my photo is ...

I prefer to play without picks, but feel I have to get used to using them for the times I'm playing out. I'm much more accurate with bare flesh, but as we all know' the flesh is weak. The finger pick ...

Roger: I use E7th tuning. I find all my major, minor, and seventh chords in close proximity. I play mainly blues, R&B, and rock so this tuning fits my style. Plus, I cheat - I took a few years ...

There was a recent post concerning strings. My question is who keeps fresh strings on their lap steels, and how often do you change them.

On my Gibson acoustic and my Tele electric I find myself ...

Hey James, I'm in Portland too. I also visit Guitar Crazy once in a while. My experience with Bob is that he has always been a great guy to do business with. If you're looking for quality and guitar ...

Wouldnt it just be playing with guitar as the back up, secondary, or non-lead instrument.

Philip: There are a couple fret calculators online that you can use.

http://www.windworld.com/tools/fretcalc.htm

http://www.internationalluthiers.com/fretcalc.php

http://www.buildyourguitar. ...

From my perspective, a lap steel is just another musical instrument like a guitar, piano, or a reed instrument, meaning the player can play practically anything that is music. If a song has notes and ...

I've been getting a lot mileage out of "Just Like A Woman" by Dylan and a couple Beatles tunes: Honey Pie, For No One, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, I Call Your Name, No Reply, and even For The B ...

I played my regular guitar by ear for years. Chords and scales were fairly easy to memorize and since I played mainly rhythm and a little lead, that was all I needed. However, when it came to an in ...

Phil: More power to you. My first ones were done on paper putting two halves together. I did have to contend with matching them up so the frets were correctly spaced (my method eliminates that), but ...

Phil: There may be problems with running plastic through your printer, especially if there is any heat involved, I learned the hard way. Also some printers won't print something that long. With the ...

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Topic: An Ideal 6-String Lap Steel Tuning
Theo Patterson Replies: 71 Views: 64145	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Dec 2008 12:29 am Subject: An Ideal 6-String Lap Steel Tuning
Theo Patterson Replies: 71 Views: 64145	Whoa! Don't toss me in with the C6'ers. I work with E7 (b d e g# b e low to hi) and find it most useful for all the music I play. Most of the songs I play don't have 6th chords in them, but I do use ...
Topic: An Ideal 6-String Lap Steel Tuning
Theo Patterson Replies: 71 Views: 64145	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Dec 2008 12:30 pm Subject: An Ideal 6-String Lap Steel Tuning
Theo Patterson Replies: 71 Views: 64145	I'm constantly amazed by the depth of knowledge found here on the forum. Ray, that tuning looks pretty interesting. I'm going to map it up and see what I can find. I'm no music scholar so I'm wond ...
Topic: The difference between playing lap slide and lap steel?
Theo Patterson Replies: 31 Views: 24085	Forum Section: Almost a Steel Guitar Posted: 9 Dec 2008 12:38 pm Subject: The difference between playing lap slide and lap steel?
Theo Patterson Replies: 31 Views: 24085	I like that term "Diddly Bow"(wasn't that the name of the original incarnation/concept? ), of course the obvious confusion would be Bo Diddly.
Topic: Set List?
Theo Patterson Replies: 2 Views: 1009	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Dec 2008 5:49 pm Subject: Set List?
Theo Patterson Replies: 2 Views: 1009	I know we all have them. Some of us save them, some of us throw them away, some us autograph them and three years later they show up on EBay. Some of us can't work without 'em, some of got it all &quo ...
Topic: The difference between playing lap slide and lap steel?
Theo Patterson Replies: 31 Views: 24085	Forum Section: Almost a Steel Guitar Posted: 7 Dec 2008 1:57 pm Subject: The difference between playing lap slide and lap steel?
Theo Patterson Replies: 31 Views: 24085	I'm not trying to alienate anybody. We're all in this boat together. Many of us play the same type of instruments, using a bar (or slide) over raised steel strings. To most of my listeners/fans, I ...
Topic: The difference between playing lap slide and lap steel?
Theo Patterson Replies: 31 Views: 24085	Forum Section: Almost a Steel Guitar Posted: 6 Dec 2008 8:24 pm Subject: The difference between playing lap slide and lap steel?
Theo Patterson Replies: 31 Views: 24085	So then, should one be termed "Slide Guitar" because of the emphatic use of glissando, regardless of using a steel bar or bottle neck type slide? When people ask me about the instrument ...
Topic: The difference between playing lap slide and lap steel?
Theo Patterson Replies: 31 Views: 24085	Forum Section: Almost a Steel Guitar Posted: 6 Dec 2008 12:26 pm Subject: The difference between playing lap slide and lap steel?
Theo Patterson Replies: 31 Views: 24085	Is it method or style? I feel like there is a difference between lap slide and lap steel. I have a friend in a band that plays lap slide. To me it's the same as playing slide guitar, only in a diff ...
Topic: Lap Maps
Theo Patterson Replies: 12 Views: 2872	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Dec 2008 12:10 pm Subject: Lap Maps
Theo Patterson Replies: 12 Views: 2872	Ray, I'd previously made the same mistake with the orientation of your chart. Then I printed it, saw that it was horizontal, and felt like a little dummy. When I first started actually learning son ...
Topic: Lap Maps
Theo Patterson Replies: 12 Views: 2872	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Dec 2008 7:57 pm Subject: Lap Maps
Theo Patterson Replies: 12 Views: 2872	Good idea with the numbers, however I'm not that bright, plus when playing from notation (sheet music/songbooks written for piano or other instruments), and the notes on the page read F-A-C, I can loo ...
Topic: Lap Maps
Theo Patterson Replies: 12 Views: 2872	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Dec 2008 6:52 pm Subject: Lap Maps
Theo Patterson Replies: 12 Views: 2872	Ray. Thanks for pulling that post up. Hopefully some forum folks can take advantage of the idea. I originally thought I could market the idea, that is until I realized how easy it was for anyone to m ...
Topic: Lap Maps
Theo Patterson Replies: 12 Views: 2872	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Dec 2008 1:03 pm Subject: Lap Maps
Theo Patterson Replies: 12 Views: 2872	Ray: I first posted the idea back in October. I don't know how to bring up an older post, but I can tell you it was made on 1, Oct. 2008 under the title "Newbie? Checking in with some info for be ...
Topic: Lap Maps
Theo Patterson Replies: 12 Views: 2872	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Dec 2008 10:23 pm Subject: Lap Maps
Theo Patterson Replies: 12 Views: 2872	To Ray Langley: If you take your chart, orient it so that it's horizontal rather than vertical (so it's more from the players point of view), and leave out the sharps and flats, then you have a basic ...
Topic: Do you keep new strings on your lap steels?
Theo Patterson Replies: 17 Views: 6175	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Dec 2008 10:41 pm Subject: Do you keep new strings on your lap steels?
Theo Patterson Replies: 17 Views: 6175	Justin: Yes, and no! The problem with stickers on the fretboard is that you end up with junk on your fretboard, and if you want to change tuning, you have to clean off the old gunk to put on some new ...
Topic: Do you keep new strings on your lap steels?
Theo Patterson Replies: 17 Views: 6175	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Dec 2008 3:21 pm Subject: Do you keep new strings on your lap steels?
Theo Patterson Replies: 17 Views: 6175	I don't have any good pics of it but here's a photo of me playing with it. You may have to zoom in to see it well. It's such a simple idea I wonder why everybody hasn't done it. Seems my photo is ...
Topic: anyone play without finger picks?
Theo Patterson Replies: 31 Views: 21557	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Nov 2008 1:39 pm Subject: anyone play without finger picks?
Theo Patterson Replies: 31 Views: 21557	I prefer to play without picks, but feel I have to get used to using them for the times I'm playing out. I'm much more accurate with bare flesh, but as we all know' the flesh is weak. The finger pick ...
Topic: Do you keep new strings on your lap steels?
Theo Patterson Replies: 17 Views: 6175	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Nov 2008 1:30 pm Subject: Do you keep new strings on your lap steels?
Theo Patterson Replies: 17 Views: 6175	Roger: I use E7th tuning. I find all my major, minor, and seventh chords in close proximity. I play mainly blues, R&B, and rock so this tuning fits my style. Plus, I cheat - I took a few years ...
Topic: Do you keep new strings on your lap steels?
Theo Patterson Replies: 17 Views: 6175	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Nov 2008 7:18 pm Subject: Do you keep new strings on your lap steels?
Theo Patterson Replies: 17 Views: 6175	There was a recent post concerning strings. My question is who keeps fresh strings on their lap steels, and how often do you change them. On my Gibson acoustic and my Tele electric I find myself ...
Topic: Bought a new lap steel today! Teisco content
Theo Patterson Replies: 10 Views: 5077	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Nov 2008 12:34 pm Subject: Bought a new lap steel today! Teisco content
Theo Patterson Replies: 10 Views: 5077	Hey James, I'm in Portland too. I also visit Guitar Crazy once in a while. My experience with Bob is that he has always been a great guy to do business with. If you're looking for quality and guitar ...
Topic: Playing on top of the guitar - what is it?
Theo Patterson Replies: 12 Views: 3614	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Oct 2008 10:46 am Subject: Playing on top of the guitar - what is it?
Theo Patterson Replies: 12 Views: 3614	Wouldnt it just be playing with guitar as the back up, secondary, or non-lead instrument.
Topic: Fret spacing chart
Theo Patterson Replies: 5 Views: 2260	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Oct 2008 6:52 pm Subject: Fret spacing chart
Theo Patterson Replies: 5 Views: 2260	Philip: There are a couple fret calculators online that you can use. http://www.windworld.com/tools/fretcalc.htm http://www.internationalluthiers.com/fretcalc.php http://www.buildyourguitar. ...
Topic: Recommend some hippie songs for lap steel playing
Theo Patterson Replies: 24 Views: 8052	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Oct 2008 1:08 pm Subject: Recommend some hippie songs for lap steel playing
Theo Patterson Replies: 24 Views: 8052	From my perspective, a lap steel is just another musical instrument like a guitar, piano, or a reed instrument, meaning the player can play practically anything that is music. If a song has notes and ...
Topic: Recommend some hippie songs for lap steel playing
Theo Patterson Replies: 24 Views: 8052	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Oct 2008 3:10 pm Subject: Recommend some hippie songs for lap steel playing
Theo Patterson Replies: 24 Views: 8052	I've been getting a lot mileage out of "Just Like A Woman" by Dylan and a couple Beatles tunes: Honey Pie, For No One, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, I Call Your Name, No Reply, and even For The B ...
Topic: Do You Read Music?
Theo Patterson Replies: 15 Views: 3984	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Oct 2008 11:43 am Subject: Do You Read Music?
Theo Patterson Replies: 15 Views: 3984	I played my regular guitar by ear for years. Chords and scales were fairly easy to memorize and since I played mainly rhythm and a little lead, that was all I needed. However, when it came to an in ...
Topic: Newbie? Checking in with some info for beginners
Theo Patterson Replies: 13 Views: 3315	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Oct 2008 10:36 am Subject: Newbie? Checking in with some info for beginners
Theo Patterson Replies: 13 Views: 3315	Phil: More power to you. My first ones were done on paper putting two halves together. I did have to contend with matching them up so the frets were correctly spaced (my method eliminates that), but ...
Topic: Newbie? Checking in with some info for beginners
Theo Patterson Replies: 13 Views: 3315	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Oct 2008 7:26 pm Subject: Newbie? Checking in with some info for beginners
Theo Patterson Replies: 13 Views: 3315	Phil: There may be problems with running plastic through your printer, especially if there is any heat involved, I learned the hard way. Also some printers won't print something that long. With the ...